25 July 1786 - Rockingham County Court Minute Books, 1778-1878, pg. 521; Christian and Catherine Deck, Orphants [sic] of Henry Deck Decd. Came into Court and Chose Mich'l... (Deck?) their guardian who Complyed with the Law.
This record claims that Christian Deck was born abt. 1763, but since he was still a minor [under age 21] in 1786, he was more likely born no sooner than 1766.